Alasdair Gold has highlighted a worrying moment for Tottenham Hotspur as Richarlison was unhappy to give Harry Kane the ball before his penalty kick.
The Lowdown: Spurs pick up crucial victory
After a run of three successive poor results and performances, Antonio Conte got exactly the response he would've wanted from his side as they gained a much-needed three points this weekend.
Richarlison was handed an arguably surprise start against Nottingham Forest after his explosive comments in midweek about his season and Conte, but he certainly repaid the manager and showed what he's capable of, although he still has areas to improve on having lost possession 11 times during 84-minute showing (Sofascore).
The Brazilian won the penalty for Spurs' second goal and set up Son Heung-min for the third goal, while also seeing one of his own strikes cruelly ruled out for offside by VAR.
The Latest: Richarlison desperate to get on the scoresheet
After winning the spot-kick in the first half, Gold noticed that Richarlison was not entirely happy about handing Kane - the club's reliable penalty-kick taker - the ball, although he did eventually bow to the pressure.
Gold said: "Porro then found Kane again to play a nutmeg pass to Richarlison who was brought down in the box. The Brazilian didn't seem delighted about giving the ball over to Tottenham's penalty taker but he did and Kane duly guided his first spot kick since the World Cup down the middle."
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The Verdict: Conte will be pleased with Richarlison's response
After his explosive rant following Spurs' Champions League exit, many may have not known what to expect from Richarlison, but his manager will be delighted that he seems to finally be getting a tune out of his £60m ace, who looked like a 'man possessed' during his latest outing.
While Richarlison will have been desperate to get on the scoresheet as he's still yet to score in the Premier League for Spurs, he surely knew that at 1-0, Kane was the only person who was going to be taking the penalty.
Richarlison can't simply be wanting to take over penalty duties when he sees fit, especially given how shockingly bad he's been in the final third for Tottenham this term, so it's certainly going to be a learning curve.